You Must Be Certain of the Devil
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You Must Be Certain of the Devil is the fifth album by avant-garde
performer Diamanda Galás
, and the third installment of her "Masque of the Red Death Trilogy" about the AIDS epidemic. The selections from this installment are rooted in American gospel music.
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
performer Diamanda Galás
Diamanda Galás
Diamanda Galás is an American avant-garde composer, vocalist, pianist, organist, performance artist and painter.Galás has been described as "capable of the most unnerving vocal terror", with her three and a half octave vocal range. She often screams, hisses and growls...
, and the third installment of her "Masque of the Red Death Trilogy" about the AIDS epidemic. The selections from this installment are rooted in American gospel music.
Track listing
Personnel
- John Dent - Mastering
- F. M. EinheitF. M. EinheitFrank-Martin Strauß, better known as F.M. Einheit and also known as Mufti, is an industrial and electronic musician from Germany....
- Drums (Side 2, Track 2), Chains (Side 1, Track 2) - Diamanda GalásDiamanda GalásDiamanda Galás is an American avant-garde composer, vocalist, pianist, organist, performance artist and painter.Galás has been described as "capable of the most unnerving vocal terror", with her three and a half octave vocal range. She often screams, hisses and growls...
- Vocals, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Keyboards, Producer - Naut HumonNaut HumonNaut Humon is the adopted name of Mark Sprague. He serves on the Digital Musics jury of the Ars Electronica festival in Linz, Austria every year. He is the founder of Recombinant Media Labs and was head of A&R for Asphodel Records, both based in San Francisco. He is featured in the 2001...
- Sampler - Gareth JonesGareth JonesGareth Jones may refer to:* Gareth Stedman Jones , British historian* Gareth Jones * Gareth Jones * Gareth Jones * Gareth Jones...
- Producer - Kurt Schmidt - Guitar (Side 1, Tracks 2 & 4)
- Pete Schmidt - Engineering
- Charlie Terstappen - Drums
- Peter Zimmermann - Percussion